Carved Figure

c. 1940

Raymond Chard

Associated Names
Raymond Chard

Artist, American, 1895 - 1953

The image depicts a man in a formal military-style uniform standing upright. He is facing forward with his head slightly turned to the right. The man has a stern expression, short dark hair, and is holding a sword in his right hand. He is dressed in a dark blue coat with gold epaulettes, brass buttons, dark trousers, shiny black boots, and a matching hat with a gold tassel. The man is standing on a round, elevated wooden platform against a plain, light background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 41.7 x 31 cm (16 7/16 x 12 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.10178

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 67, pl. 178.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: R. CHARD -

Wikidata ID

Q64620172

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